Cistaceae

Pine barren goldenheather

Hudsonia ericoides L.

Family: Cistaceae
Genus: Hudsonia

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Pine barren goldenheather (Hudsonia ericoides) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Pine barren goldenheather

Synonyms

Hudsonia ericoides f. ericoides
Hudsonia ericoides f. leucantha Fernald
Hudsonia ericoides subsp. andersonii N.H.Nick. & J.T.Skog
Hudsonia ericoides subsp. intermedia (Peck) N.H.Nick. & J.T.Skog
Hudsonia intermedia (Peck) Erskine
Hudsonia nuttallii Sweet
Hudsonia tomentosa var. intermedia Peck

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 375 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris Hoess, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: magnolia1000, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: magnolia1000, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Zihao Wang, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jake McCumber, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sean Rigney, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.